Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty You Fall Before I Work Hard?
In the first game, Wang Feng scored 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 steals, single-handedly defeating the Rockets' weak forward defense. Even if the Rockets used double teams to target Wang Feng, it was of no use.
On the other hand, when Harden was double-teamed by the Lakers, he could only choose to pass the ball out and hand it over to Paul. In the end, he only took 14 shots and hit 5 goals, shooting 35.7% from the field and scoring 19 points and 4 points.
Rebounds, 8 assists and 6 turnovers.
Paul had a lot of opportunities because Harden was frequently double-teamed. He took 20 shots and hit 11 goals, including 5 of 10 three-pointers, scoring 27 points and 7 assists.
But compared to Harden, Paul is still somewhat lacking in scoring output. Even though his three-point shooting percentage reached 50%, his score failed to break 30+.
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Winning the first game is not difficult for the Lakers. Once Harden, the team's main output point, is contained, the scoring ability of Paul, Gordon, Tucker and other players alone will not be able to match the Lakers no matter what.
The team’s configuration of Wang Feng + Butler + Ingram and others.
On May 1st, in G2 of the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers were still at home. They won the game more thoroughly. Before the half was over, the point difference had already reached 20 points.
The tailwind was so sudden that Wang Feng was a little speechless.
Why did you fall down without me exerting any force?
In this game, the young players of the Lakers collectively broke out. Ingram was like Durant, and his various mid-range shots were as steady as an old dog. Kuzma was also extremely efficient, even in a single quarter.
Grabbed 3 offensive rebounds above his head.
The most exaggerated thing is that Seth Curry, the younger brother of Stephen Curry, is obviously just a bench role player, but when the Rockets are completely against the wind, he steps up and beats the loser to steal the spotlight. He made 5 of 5 three-pointers in the game.
I seriously suspect that Stephen Curry logged into the wrong account today.
The result was that Wang Feng played about 28 minutes and only scored 22 points. He could only sit on the bench with Butler and watch a group of bench players from both teams playing happily on the court.
The substitute players were happy, but Wang Feng was a bit emo, because he still attached great importance to personal data in the playoffs.
If there are more games like this that are clocked in less than three quarters, Wang Feng's playoff average data will definitely decrease, and the ratings given in the season evaluation may also be affected as a result.
What the hell is this? You won’t even let me brush the data?
In the end, when the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the score between the two teams was 121:98. The Lakers won another big victory at home, leading 2:0.
In this game, James Harden had the highest score. When Wang Feng was too lazy to pay attention to him, Harden "rised strongly" in the second half. Taking advantage of the fact that neither side had replaced all substitute players, he took crazy shots and ended up making 29 shots.
Scored 34 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists on 11 shots.
For the Lakers, Wang Feng scored 22 points and Jimmy Butler scored 15 points. The team's highest scorer was Ingram with 27 points, followed by Kuzma with 23 points and 10 rebounds, plus Seth Curry's 15 points.
, beating the Rockets to a complete defeat.
After the game, the media praised the young players of the Lakers.
"The young players of the Lakers have proven that they are by no means useless. The Lakers' 64-win record in the regular season is also due to their contribution, especially Ingram and Kuzma. They will definitely become all-conference players in the future.
Star level player!”
On the contrary, the evaluation of the Rockets is not very good.
"The current Houston Rockets are far different from the Rockets that could compete with the Warriors in seven games last season. I can't see their fighting spirit or stable performance during the game. Once they fall behind in the game,
They will only pin everything on three-pointers and rely on a large number of three-pointers to catch up with the score. Facts have proved that doing so cannot allow them to win."
"Now, the score between the two teams has reached 2:0, and the pressure is all on the Rockets. Next, they return to Houston's home court. Even if they lose any of the two home games, they will basically be ahead of schedule.
Declaring the suspense of the series over."
At the post-game press conference, the team's core leader Harden and head coach Mike D'Antoni both said that after returning to the home court, they will use a better state to meet the challenge and will never let this series go like this.
Finish.
The slogan was loud, but they lost again in the G3 game after returning home.
123:121.
Looking at the score on the big screen at the top of the stadium, all the Houston Rockets fans held their heads in their hands and looked desperate.
"Oh my god, why is this happening?"
At the beginning of this game, the Rockets were still going smoothly. Several starters' three-pointers were all on the line, forcing the Lakers to give up double-teaming Harden.
At the end of halftime, the score difference between the two teams was 58:49, with the Rockets leading by 9 points. At the end of the third quarter, the lead had expanded to 15 points.
This undoubtedly made Rockets fans feel relieved. They could finally win the first game back at home. As long as they continue to win the second home game in one go and even the score to 2:2,
The team has hope of a comeback.
However, entering the fourth quarter of the game, Wang Feng, the devil, started again.
In the first 5 minutes, Wang Feng used his teammates' pick-and-roll shots to hit 2 three-pointers, narrowing the point difference between the two teams from 15 points to 9 points.
The score remained in a stalemate for the next few minutes, and with only 2 minutes left before the end of the game, the key shooter was activated.
Wang Feng was waiting for this opportunity to hang on the wall.
Wang Feng, who had been conserving some energy, took action as soon as the 2-minute countdown entered, hitting two three-pointers in a row, and then steadily hit a mid-range shot from the mid-range, scoring 8 points in a row!
The Rockets wanted to score urgently to stabilize the situation, but everyone was a little overwhelmed by Wang Feng's bug-like mentality of having no solution and high offensive ability.
Paul missed a mid-range throw, and Harden rushed to the basket and dived without deceiving the referee.
In this way, at the last moment of the game, the offensive power was given to the Lakers, and Wang Feng, under the attack of three Rockets players, resolutely chose to take off and drift the shot from outside the three-point line, and then made a steady hit to win the game!
Wang Feng scored 11 points in the last 2 minutes to single-handedly turn the game around. This situation has happened countless times this season.
Murder and heart-wrenching!
The Rockets were completely stunned. How could they lose?
After the game, Rockets point guard Chris Paul spoke frankly in an interview.
"We just lost to Wang Feng. It's that simple. No one can prevent him from scoring, no matter how many people are arranged to guard and double-team him. Over the years of my career, I have only seen Jordan and Kobe play like this, and
Even for Jordan and Kobe, this kind of situation is rare in their careers!"